Lightning Adapter - iPod/Video Out?? [MERGED]

As everyone knows Apple's website says their new "lighting" adapter will not support video or ipod out? So what is the point? Are all stereo's, cars, and speakers systems that use the Apple 30pin connector not going to work on the Iphone 5 even with the stupid $29 adapter?

This can't possibly be true can it? Otherwise the adapter does nothing but allow charging from an old cable.

Please say it ain't so!!!!! I have 2 bose systems with Ipod connectors and 3 cars all with ipod connectors, will I not be able to listen to music any in of my cars or on my $500 bose stereo's if I upgrade?

As everyone knows Apple's website says their new "lighting" adapter will not support video or ipod out? So what is the point? Are all stereo's, cars, and speakers systems that use the Apple 30pin connector not going to work on the Iphone 5 even with the stupid $29 adapter?

This can't possibly be true can it? Otherwise the adapter does nothing but allow charging from an old cable.

Please say it ain't so!!!!! I have 2 bose systems with Ipod connectors and 3 cars all with ipod connectors, will I not be able to listen to music any in of my cars or on my $500 bose stereo's if I upgrade?

Please someone say it ain't so!!

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Sure you will be able to with a 3.5mm male-to-male cable plugged in as well.
It won't be pretty; but they had to get rid of that ****** connector sometime.

As everyone knows Apple's website says their new "lighting" adapter will not support video or ipod out? So what is the point? Are all stereo's, cars, and speakers systems that use the Apple 30pin connector not going to work on the Iphone 5 even with the stupid $29 adapter?

This can't possibly be true can it? Otherwise the adapter does nothing but allow charging from an old cable.

Please say it ain't so!!!!! I have 2 bose systems with Ipod connectors and 3 cars all with ipod connectors, will I not be able to listen to music any in of my cars or on my $500 bose stereo's if I upgrade?

I'm sure third-party vendors will make cheaper versions of the adapter, so don't worry =).

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I don't care about the price of the connector!! I would pay $100 bucks a piece if I could continue to listen to tunes off my phone. I have 27 Iphones in my lawfirm, if this is true I may dump Apple and AT&T over this BS.

I don't care about the price of the connector!! I would pay $100 bucks a piece if I could continue to listen to tunes off my phone. I have 27 Iphones in my lawfirm, if this is true I may dump Apple and AT&T over this BS.

I thought that "iPod out not supported" meant no audio out, but that may not be the case. If you look at the pictures that Engadget took of the keynote, Apple showed the adapter working with a car audio kit:

Also, I talked to a Apple rep on chat that was "pretty sure" that the adapter would allow audio out. If you think about it, it would almost have to allow audio or every one of the millions and millions of speaker docks out there wouldn't work with the iPhone 5.

As everyone knows Apple's website says their new "lighting" adapter will not support video or ipod out? So what is the point? Are all stereo's, cars, and speakers systems that use the Apple 30pin connector not going to work on the Iphone 5 even with the stupid $29 adapter?

This can't possibly be true can it? Otherwise the adapter does nothing but allow charging from an old cable.

Please say it ain't so!!!!! I have 2 bose systems with Ipod connectors and 3 cars all with ipod connectors, will I not be able to listen to music any in of my cars or on my $500 bose stereo's if I upgrade?

Looking at that picture, I would think that audio HAS to work. My fear is video though. So this means you can no longer connect a phone to a TV without an apple tv (or until they make some super expensive cable). Does anyone know if the sling app supports airplay? I use my phone to watch cable stations on a TV while tailgating. And football season is just getting going...

Unfortunately, this may be my solution. I was so looking forward to preordering, but not being able to hook my iPhone up to my car is a deal breaker for me. How could have Apple been this dumb to overlook this? Bluetooth is not an option (poor quality) and no car made in the last 5 years have a 3.5 mm aux in jack.

I won't jump to conclusions until I hear more about the adapter's capability...

But...

I often connect my iPhone to my 2005 Honda Pilot's aux video input (through a lovely $50 Apple composite cable) so that my kids can watch streaming Netflix videos on our long drives (on the built in video screen). I wonder if this will still be possible with an iPhone 5+adapter.

Could you not just use your new lightning USB cord to plug into your car stereo?

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Yes you could, IF your car has a USB port (like my Honda Fit does). Some cars with iPod connectivity just come with a 30-pin connector attached directly to the stereo and there's no way to switch it out.

I won't jump to conclusions until I hear more about the adapter's capability...

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I often connect my iPhone to my 2005 Honda Pilot's aux video input (through a lovely $50 Apple composite cable) so that my kids can watch streaming Netflix videos on our long drives (on the built in video screen). I wonder if this will still be possible with an iPhone 5+adapter.

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In your case I would think that you can buy a new component cable from apple, still not a great solution. I do the same thing, except I had the install place put a ipod/iphone cable directly into my player (alpine). I'm guessing that I am out of luck, but I would love to be wrong.

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